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Under what rules did the ECI reject comedian Shyam Rangeela’s poll nomination from Varanasi? | Explained

Why did the Election Commission of India reject comedian Shyam Rangeela’s poll nomination from Varanasi? What rules and judicial precedents are applicable here?

The Hindu

Hafta 485: Political ads, Amethi-Rae Bareli fight, Kejriwal’s return

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Anand Vardhan are joined by advertising guru and columnist Santosh Desai and multimedia artist Anurag Minus Verma.

Newslaundry

Uttarakhand: Forests across 1,500 hectares burned in a year. Were fire lines drawn to prevent it?

About 1,500 hectares of forests got burned in forest fires in Uttarakhand this year, as per government data. Taking cognisance of the damage, the Supreme Court asked tough questions to the state and central governments.

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Even with school choice, some Black families find options lacking decades after Brown v. Board

The 1954 Brown v

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Morning Digest: PM Modi, INDIA bloc leaders trade barbs, cross swords in Mumbai; Manipur govt says it’s not biased against any community, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on May 18, 2024

The Hindu

Apparent Suspension of Student Groups at Wisconsin for Pro-Hamas Chalking

From FIRE's letter sent yesterday to the University of Wisconsin (you can see the citations here); I generally trust FIRE's factual summaries, but if there is any error in the below, I'll of course be very glad to correct it: FIRE is deeply concerned that UW-Madison has suspended two registered…

Reason

Upside-down flag at Justice Alito's home another blow for Supreme Court under fire

When an upside-down U.S. flag flew over the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in January 2021, it was largely seen in connection with the false claim by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters that the 2020 election had been marred by fraud

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The burning hills of Uttarakhand

Five people were killed in May in forest fires that have been raging in Uttarakhand since November 2023. The forest department attributes the fires to out-migration, high-tension wires, and the abundance of pine trees, while the State government has said in the Supreme Court that the fires are completely man-made.

The Hindu

Samuel Alito has an ethics problem

Legal experts say its time for the Supreme Court's ethics code to grow some teeth

Salon

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

A right to go down in flames, a machete confrontation, and a jury that only goes up to eleven.

Reason

Vindicated by Court, CFPB Director Chopra says bureau will add staff, consider new rules on banks

Since its creation roughly 14 years ago, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has faced lawsuits, political and legal challenges to the idea of whether the Federal Government’s aggressive consumer financial watchdog agency should be allowed exist at all

The Independent UK

The cases and charges against the Bhima Koregaon 16 | Explained

Bhima Koregaon case: Legal status of the 16 activists, lawyers, scholars and artists arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case in 2018.

The Hindu

Supreme Court Justice Faces Recusal Calls Over Inverted US Flag

A US Supreme Court justice faced calls on Friday to recuse himself from cases involving Donald Trump after an inverted American flag -- a symbol of the former president's false election fraud claims -- was flown outside his home.

International Business Times

Enforcement Directorate tells Supreme Court it has evidence of Arvind Kejriwal’s hawala links

ED informed the SC that it had unearthed direct evidence of “chats” between Arvind Kejriwal and hawala operators through whom kickbacks in the liquor policy case were paid.

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No interim relief to Hemant Soren now, SC lists next hearing on May 21

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing on former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's interim bail for election campaigning till May 21. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Americans Divided Over Abortion Pill Access, Supreme Court Decision

Explore the divided opinions in the U.S. on abortion pill access amid Supreme Court deliberations.

The Conversation

Kenya’s flood evictions may violate the law - scholar

Recent floods in Kenya have left at least 270 people dead, displaced more than 200,000 and destroyed property, infrastructure and livelihoods across the country. In Nairobi, hundreds of people in informal settlements were left homeless and thousands were displaced. And now, the government has been evicting people from flood-prone areas.

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Supreme Court Justice Alito faces fury after scathing report on ‘stop the steal’ flag outside his home

The Supreme Court justice said his wife, Martha-Ann, flew the flag in response to signs in neighbors’ gardens.

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CJI congratulates Kapil Sibal on being elected as new SC bar association President

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday congratulated Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on winning the election for the president post of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

SC to hear Hemant Soren’s plea for interim bail to campaign in Lok Sabha election on May 21

Hemant Soren’s Bail Plea: Supreme Court to hear plea by former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren for interim bail during Lok Sabha elections on May 21.

The Hindu

Every day counts in cases dealing with personal liberty, says Supreme Court

Supreme Court emphasizes urgency in personal liberty cases, urging High Court to decide bail plea expeditiously for accused businessman.

The Independent UK

70 years after Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated

Seventy years after the Supreme Court's Brown v

Newslaundry

Case ‘seems fictional’, ‘perils of alternate justice system’: Editorials laud Prabir Purkayastha’s release

NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha walked out of Tihar Jail on Wednesday night, hours after the Supreme Court said his arrest was illegal and ordered his immediate release.

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Former President's Lawyer Cross-Examines Ex-Attorney In Heated Trial

Former president set to address courtroom after intense cross-examination in high-profile trial at the Supreme Court.

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